Mine tie and rail clamp



Sept. 8, 1925. 7 1,553,128

J. F. BARNETT I MINE TIE AND RAIL CLAMP Filed March '7, 1925' Patented S UNITED STATES PATENT ori ice,

' JOEL FRANK BARNETT, OF ALVA, KENTUCKY.

To all whom Be it known that a citiz ing "at Alva, 95 State of Kentucky,

new and useful Improvements in lilinc and. Rail Clamps: the following to be a full, clear.

MINE TIE AND RJ AIL CLAMP.

Application filed-March 7, 1925. Serial No. 13,903.

it may concern L JOEL FRANK BAR- en of the United States, residin the county of Harlan and have invented certain Tics and I do hereby declare and exact description of the invention, such as will en-. able others skilled in the art to whiclrit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railway ties and more particularly The inven to ties for mine railways.

tion has for one of its objects the provision of a novel. simple and incx;

pensive tie by means of which y supported in vertical or horn.

may be firml mine rails zontal position and by means of which vertically and h be firmly-connected together orizontally positioned rails may and supported in their respective positions.

\Vith the above and other objects in view,

the invention consists of the construction;

Figure l is a view in and arrangement of parts heredescribcdand claimed. and ilthe accompanying drawing.

side elevation of a tie constructed in accordance with my in vention, the

tie being illustrated as supporting two mine rails in upright position.

Figure .2

supporting mine Fi ure 3 is a view Jarllv in elevation is a top plan view 0? the tie rails in upright position,

and

partly in vertical section of one end of the tie,

l igure l 1 a sectional view taken on the horizontal planes indicated by the line 4--l of Figure 3 Figure 5 l lustrating tl adapted to support a mine position.

Figure 6 is s a view similar to Figure 2) il- 10 1113111101 rail in horizontal a sectional view taken on the horizontal planes indicated by the line (l-(l of Figure 5,

Figure 7 tie is adapts d to connect and support vertically and horizontally positioned mine rails,

and

horizontal lanes indicated by the line 88 of Figure Correspon ding and likeparts are referred base flanges in which the tie i.-;

a view similar to Figures 3 v and 5 illustrating the manner in which the to in the following, description, anddesignated in the several views of the accompanying drawing. by similar reference characters.

The lie 5 is made of metal and the mar" body portion thereof is comparatively thin while its terminal portions are of considerable thickness to provide rail seats 6. Jaws 7 are formed integrally with the ends of the tie 5 and overlie the rail seats 6. ln practice. the'rails 8, when they are to be supported in seats (3 with their outer base flanges beneath the jaws T. the jaws contacting with said and the webs of-the rails. (lamps i) are secured to the tie 5 inwardly of the rail seats 6, and each comprises a body portion 10, a jaw-11 extending longitudi- \'(*l'tl?tll position, rest upon the nally from one end of the body, and an arm l2 cxtcnding upwardly from the other end o't the body and provided at its upper end with a downturned book 13. The jaws ll contact "with the inner base flanges and the webs of the rails F: i11-l cooperate "with the jaws '7 to firmly secure the rails to the tie 58. The bodies 10 are provided with longitudinally extending slots 14 each of which provided in one. edge with av-recess 15 and in the opposite edge with recesses 16 and 17. Bolts 18 extending through the slots 14- and received by the notches 15' secure the clamps 9 to the tie 5. The bolts 18 pass freely through the slots 1- and have threaded cngagcmcnt with the tie 5. and washers it) are positioned between thc clzunps 9 and the heads of the bolts 18.

The jaws ll of the clamps 9 are employed when it is desired to secure vertically arranged ails to the tie The arms '12 and books 1.3 of the clamps ll are employed when it is desired to secure. horizontally arranged rails to the tic 5. or when it is desired to sccure the contiguous portions of i-crtically and horizontally arrangcd rails to thc tic.

Nhcn horizontally arranged rails are to be secured to the tie they are positioned upon the tie with their heads in contact with the rail seats 6 and the inner cndsot the jaws-7 and with the lower edges of their bases in contact with the tie inwardly beyond the rail seats, as shown in Figures 5 and 6 wherein the rail is designated 8". The clamps 9 are reversed upon the'tie 5 so that the arms 12 thereof will contact, with the vertical side of the bases of the rails 8 and the hooks 13 engage over the upper edges of the leases. The clamps are secured in position by entering the bolts 18 in the notches 17. When it is desired to secure the contiguous ends of vertically and horizontally arranged rails to the tie 5, the vertically arranged rails 8 are positioned upon the rail seats 6 with the hooks 7 overlying and contacting with the outer base flanges thereof, and the horizontally arranged rails 8 are positioned upon the tie with their heads contacting with the inner sides of the webs of the rails 8 and with the lower edges of their bases in contact with the tie, as shown in Figures 7 and 8. The arms 12 contact with the vertical sides of the bases of the horizontally arranged rails 8 and the hooks 13 engage over the upper edges 01' said bases. In this instance, the clamps 9 are secured in place by entering bolts 18 in the notches 1(5.

The ties may be spiked to the ground 0,1 they may be spiked to wood ties, and to pertrait of this being done, the ties are provided with spike receiving openings 20.

and means reversi What is claimed is 1. A tie provided at its ends with rail seats spaced above the top side thereof, outer jaws formed integrally with the ends of the tie and overlying the rail seats, clamps se cured to the tie below the rail seats and provided with upwardly extending jaws,

1y securing the clamps to the tie.

2. A tie having ends of increased thickness to provide rail seats, jaws formed integrally with the ends of the tie and overlying the rail seats,- clamps provided with jaws, and arms provided'with hooks, said clamps being provided with slots having notches in the opposite walls thereof, and a bolt passing through the slots engaging the tie and entering one of said notches.

3. A rail clamp comprising a body portion provided at one end with a longitudinally extending jaw and at its opposite end with an upstanding arm terminally provided with a hook.

4. A rail clamp comprising a body portion provided with an elongated slot having notches in its opposite sides, a longitudinally extending jaw at one end of the body,and

an upstanding arm at the other end of the body and provided with a downturned hook.

1n testimony whereof I aflix my si 'nature;

J. FRANK BARNETT. 

